{"product_id":"shell-collector-stories","title":"Shell Collector: Stories","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eShell Collector: Stories\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Doerr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781439190050\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eScribner\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eStandard Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"perilously beautiful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) first story collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anthony Doerr, acclaimed writer of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Cloud Cuckoo Land.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe exquisitely crafted stories in Anthony Doerr's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, takes readers from the African Coast to the pine forests of Montana to the damp moors of Lapland, charting a vast physical and emotional landscape. Doerr explores the human condition in all its varieties--metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts--conjuring nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power. Some of the characters in these stories contend with hardships; some discover unique gifts; all are united by their ultimate deference to the ravishing universe outside themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning and unforgettable debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e established Doerr as a master of literary short fiction, making it a must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, environmentally rich fiction, and character-driven storytelling.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Shell Collector: Stories | Anthony Doerr | Paperback | 9781439190050 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1695323 (temp: 6)","offer_id":48753948065944,"sku":"1695323","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81WP0-j0UlL.jpg?v=1774070162","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/shell-collector-stories","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}